Amanda Brinkman

Brand Marketing Expert & CEO at Sunshine Studios; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker; Creator of "Small Business Revolution"

Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Business, Business Growth, Business Leadership, Disruptive Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Female Leadership, Influential Women, Leadership, Marketing, Motivational, Small Business, Social Activism, Social Entrepreneurship, Television & Film, Thought Leadership, Women in Business
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Amanda Brinkman Biography

Amanda Brinkman is a brand marketer, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, TED speaker, and advocate for purpose-driven business. As CEO of Sunshine Studios and a former corporate executive, Brinkman has built her career around the belief that brands can achieve success by doing good. Her career includes campaigns for brands such as BMW, Reebok, and Sony, as well as leadership roles at Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies. As a corporate marketing executive, Brinkman established herself as an intrapreneur, fostering creativity at organizations including General Mills, Allianz, and UnitedHealth Group, where she developed an internal agency with 150 employees across seven offices worldwide.

Brinkman was recruited to transform Deluxe Corp.'s brand and led the "Small Business Revolution," initially highlighting 100 businesses across the United States and later awarding $500,000 transformations to small towns. She created "Small Business Revolution," which evolved from a campaign into a six-season, Emmy-nominated Hulu series. In the sixth season, Brinkman and her team revitalized six Black-owned businesses in Minneapolis and St. Paul, bringing the initiative to Deluxe's headquarters. Each season, Brinkman collaborated with celebrity co-hosts, including entrepreneur Robert Herjavec, renovation expert Ty Pennington, and former NBA All-Star and entrepreneur Baron Davis. The show was recognized by Inc. Magazine as a top program for entrepreneurs.

Brinkman has shaped how brands act as publishers, creating movements through content strategy and branded entertainment, with experience ranging from BMW Films to original series on Hulu. She has interviewed hundreds of executives, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and civic leaders, facilitating engaging discussions. Brinkman is a brand expert, public speaker, and Forbes contributor.

As a keynote speaker, Brinkman encourages audiences to reconsider the concept of purpose, suggesting it is found in everyday moments rather than as a destination. With more than 20 years of experience, Brinkman is a highly rated speaker at corporate events and conferences. Her board service includes the Children's Cancer Research Fund, Make-A-Wish, Children's Theatre Company, Ordway Performing Arts Center, Ad Council, ANA (Association of National Advertisers), and the Women's Business Development Center.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 11/05/2026.

Amanda Brinkman Speaking Topics

  • How Can Your Company “Do Well by Doing Good”

    Audience: Corporate (company-wide) and Marketing Departments

    Modeled after her acclaimed TED Talk, Amanda loves to challenge whether “brand purpose” is just a buzzword? What does “doing good” really mean, in an era when social responsibility is table stakes, and every company talks about its triple- bottom line?

    Truly innovative companies are no longer standing by as their corporate foundations cut checks to charities. They’re taking action. Not “volunteer for a day” action. Not “tug at the heart strings TV commercial” action. Action action.

    Amanda Brinkman believes we’re on the precipice of a systemic, fundamental reimagining of what it means to do be a corporate citizen in the modern age. She’ll showcase a few bold companies that are abandoning “campaigns” in favor of creating cultural movements. Companies that are instigating real, sustainable change. Companies that are using their for-profit operations to better the world around them, while bolstering their bottom line in the process.

    Amanda also has first-hand experience in bringing programs like this to life. She has transformed massive U.S. brands from the inside out by zeroing in on their true brand purpose – and putting that purpose into meaningful action. She’ll show how she took a century-old company that was known as a check maker and started a “Small Business Revolution” – ultimately creating an Emmy-nominated series featured on HULU that not only transformed the company’s brand

    • but had a ripple effect in entire communities across the country.

    Most importantly, she’ll share simple steps for how companies can move beyond philanthropy and marketing messaging to create real, meaningful (and profitable) change too.

    There are two audiences Amanda customizes this topic for:

    • Corporate Audience (company-wide audience with multiple disciplines, focused on the “why” to pursue the creation of programs like this)

    • Marketing Organizations and Departments (case study and ROI-building focused, the “how” to sell in and execute programs like this)

  • Small Business Marketing Best Practices

    Audience: Small Business, Entrepreneurship programs

    Amanda Brinkman is the creator, producer and host of the Emmy-nominated series “Small Business Revolution,” which was featured on HULU, Prime Video and was named among Inc. Magazine’s top shows for entrepreneurs.

    Each season the Small Business Revolution revitalizes a different community’s “Main Street” through small business makeovers. Every episode they help work to help the entrepreneur with marketing, finance, operations and physical transformations of their space.

    Amanda will share the lessons learned in working with small businesses across the country, offering the audience actionable advice on marketing and communication best practices. Often small businesses feel they can’t afford the time or fiscal investment in marketing but Amanda is often quoted saying small businesses can’t afford to NOT to invest in marketing. She will share insights of the most important focus areas of your brand and digital footprint, sharing case studies from real businesses featured in the Small Business Revolution series.

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Amanda Brinkman Videos

Amanda Brinkman - Community Development - Keynote Speaker

Amanda Brinkman - Community Development - Keynote Speaker

Amanda Brinkman is the creator producer and host of the Emmy-nominated series “Small Business Revolution” which was featured on HULU.

“Do Well by Doing Good” – A Conversation with Small Business ...

“Do Well by Doing Good” – A Conversation with Small Business ...

Leading the program is Amanda Brinkman, Chief Brand and Communications Officer at Deluxe Corporation. Brinkman is the creator, producer, ...

Doing Well by Doing Good

Doing Well by Doing Good

In this episode of Shareablee's CMO Pulse, Amanda Brinkman shares her own personal journey of reconciling the idea that businesses need to make money...

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Amanda Brinkman is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as How Can Your Company “Do Well by Doing Good” , Small Business Marketing Best Practices, Common Traits of Thriving Communities :: Lessons learned , Women in Leadership and Interviews – Executives or Celebrity . The estimated speaking fee range to book Amanda Brinkman for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Amanda Brinkman generally travels from Minneapolis, MN, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sharon Gai, Barbara Corcoran, Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Dara Treseder and Beverly Jackson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Amanda Brinkman for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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